Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-03

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ment for ths sane stall Be 20 far e
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faelGssd 10 shs unItsd States. Agreed 10,
me wamse.
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crfsp. Of 8egrRia, The rules we're szs.
peDdsd and The Senate amsndments 70
the House ioins resolution fog she tn.
yesaiRslion Of the aecounts Of ths Pa
oihe railroads we're non -c0neuFEsd In.
% motion Of Voorhees,. Of Washing
ton Territory, the Senate amsndmanfs
we're coneuxred IN, annexinR Q poEtioa
Of Idaho 10 WashinRton Territory.
The Hoase tkes resumed the osusid.
esafisn q the confess1ee Report on the
Fisheries Rstaiiafion bill, and after
some discussion, agreed (yeas Il9, nays
i34l 20 recsde from the amendmsnts 10
the Senats RsfaIiaioFy bill.
At2 ,. N. the House laid upon the
table . motion 30 reconsider the vote BIZ
wkish the H0nss RESIDED from lie
amendments 10 the Senate Retaliation
bill This passes ths bill n the shape
10 which u passed the senate.
After debate the report Of the Cou-
ference Committee on the fishing bill
vas agFeedto
Rice moved that the House reeede
from lee amendments 70 the Senate bill.
Agreed io-yeas l49, nays I3l.
Miller, Of Texas, changed nis vote from
The negative 20 the Affirmative IN order
TO move 10 reconsider. but this motion
was laid on the table--yeas 1G2. nays
ls2.
The effect Of this aotion vas 10 Issve
the bill exactly - it passed the s nate.
BIount, Of Georgia, presented the
conference report on the Postof1ee Ap-
preparation bill. Announcing the ina
bility OF the conferences to agree on the
bill, be moved that the Hoass insist on
its disagreement, and SIX farther son-
feFeuce. Agreed tO-Yeas 1888, NAYS ifJ7.
Crisp, Of Georgia. submitted q report
on the joint resolution, nov q bill for
the investigation Of the accounts Of the
Psei1s Railroads, aud it vas agreed 10.
TFiQs, Of Virginia, submitted q con
ference report on the bill eompensating
Albert II. Emery fer the construction Of
80 iFsn and steel testing machine for
tbs GATED States. The bill ~ it passed
the senate appropriated $4,000. This
SUM the House reduced 10 e63 900, and
the conference repoFs FIXES the amount
al 10000. The conference report vas
adopted.
In the House at the morning session,
after Hatch presented the conferences
report on the Agricultural Appropriation
bill, there were two important amend
ments placed upon the bill as reported
BY the conference committee, one ap-
propFiating $4,000 TO ensble the Com.
missioner OF Agriculture 10 continus
the experiments in the Manufacture of
sugar from sorghum and sugar cane and
the other increasing from $1,000 10 $50
900 the appropriation for carrying out
the provisions Of the act establishing a
Bureau OF Animal Industry and author
izing the Commissioner 10 use any part
Of this sum deemed necessary 20 pre-.
vent the spread OF pleuro- pneumonia
aud in the purchase and destruction Of
diseased or exposed animals when
ever. in his judgment, 10 is essen
tial to prevent the spread Of pleuro-
pneumonia from one State into
another. There was much opposition
20 both these amendments. bat the Gen.
ference report was agreed to, yeas l4S,
nays Is. The next amendment was on
the second item Of $4,000, for the
purchase OF Ericsson's vessel the De-
stroyer. IL was agreed 10, and the bill
as amended was then passed without
division.
The conferences Committee on the
Pacific Railroad Inquiry bill made a
report which was agreed to. The bill
nov goes to the President.
On motion Of Mahoney the Senate bill
for the erection of a national memorial
bridge over the Potomac, from Wash
ington 20 Arlington, was taken up and
passed. II appropriates $500, 900 10
construct bridge which is erected Ia
hsnor Of Lincoln and Grant. The vote
was yeas 30, nays IS.
The conference report on the Agricul
tuFal appropriation bills was made aad
agreed TO.